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Egypt


Agriculture in ancient and modern Egypt



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The flocks on the temple grounds. Relief from the Akhnaton temple project in Karnak. 1350 BCE, New Kingdom Height: 17 cm
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The flocks on the temple grounds. Relief from the Akhnaton temple...

Cows in the pasture. Limestone relief from Hermopolis. 1350 BCE, New Kingdom
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Cows in the pasture. Limestone relief from He...

A calf in a papyrus field. Painting on glazed brick. 1350 BCE, New Kingdom
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A calf in a papyrus field. Painting on glazed brick...

Cattle inspection. Terracotta scale model about 3000 BCE Old Kingdom, Egypt
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Cattle inspection. Terracotta scale model...

The Voyage to Punt: Cattle grazing under a tree. Coloured limestone reliefin the temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Maat Ka-Re) (1495-1475 BCE), south side of the west terrace, Deir el-Bahri. 18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom
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The Voyage to Punt: Cattle grazing under a tree. Coloured limestone relie...

Women gathering flowers to make perfume. Relief on a sarcophagus (17th BCE), 16th Dynasty, 2nd Intermediate Period
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Women gathering flowers to make perfume. Relief on a sarcophagus...

Women pressing flowers to make perfume. Relief on a sacrophagus (17th BCE), 16th Dynasty, 2nd Intermediate Period
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Women pressing flowers to make perfume. Relief on a sacrophagus...

Slaves loading wheat on a boat. Wallpainting from the tomb of Ounsu, Luxor-Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom N 1430
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Slaves loading wheat on a boat. Wallpainting from the to...

Farmhands harvesting. Wallpainting in the tomb of the Scribe Mennah, Deir el-Medina, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom
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Farmhands harvesting. Wallpainting in the tomb of the Scrib...

Farmhands in the fields. Wallpainting in the tomb of the Scribe Mennah, Deir el-Medina, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty (1554-1305 BCE), New Kingdom
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Farmhands in the fields. Wallpainting in the tomb of the Scrib...

Scribe counting grain. Wood, Egypt,Middle Kingdom (21th-18th BCE) N 866
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Scribe counting grain. Wood, Egypt,Middle Kingd...

Farmer carrying a calf. Painted wood, 1st Intermediate Period (22nd-21st BCE), Egypt. E 14 721
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Farmer carrying a calf. Painted wood, 1st Interm...